Siege of the Acropolis (1821–1822)

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First Siege of the Acropolis
Part of the Panagiotis Zografos
Date 25 April 1821 – 9 June 1822 (O.S.) Location Athens, Sanjak of Eğriboz, Ottoman Empire (now Attica, Greece ) Result Greek victory Capture of the Acropolis
Belligerents
Greek revolutionaries (until 1 January 1822) First Hellenic Republic (from 1 January 1822)	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Meletios Vasileiou Dimos Antoniou Olivier Voutier	Omer Vrioni Omar Bey of Karystos
Strength
600 (Initially) 3,000 (max)	Muslim inhabitants of Athens Reinforced by Vrioni's army
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
Unknown number of Greek, Turkish, and Albanian civilian deaths

The First Siege of the Acropolis in 1821–1822 involved the siege of the Acropolis of Athens by the Greek revolutionary forces, during the early stages of the Greek War of Independence.

Following the outbreak of the Greek uprising against the

After nearly a year of being under siege, the Ottoman garrison at the Acropolis fortress surrendered on 9 June 1822. The terms of surrender were as follows:^[1]

• The Ottoman troops and civilians would be given free passage to Asia Minor on foreign ships not aligned with Greece
• Allow the Turks who wanted to stay in Athens to do so without significant trouble or harassment

Instances of violence

The general Omer Vrioni was known to have a habit of going on 'Greek hunts' to chase and kill Greek civilians^{[citation needed]}. In response to these acts, Greek irregulars stationed in Athens retaliated by killing nearly half of the Ottomans who surrendered following the siege.^[1] Various other acts of retribution occurred usually involving the killing of Albanian civilians.

Footnotes

• David, Brewer (2011). The Greek War of Independence: The Struggle for Freedom and the Birth of Modern Greece, 1st Edition. New York, NY: The Overlook Press.
  ISBN 1590206916

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